The 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. The championship was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was promoted as the 2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship. It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as the 12th Australian Formula Ford Championship.
The championship was won by David Reynolds driving a Van Diemen RF04.
Calendar
The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | Round winner | Car |
| 1 | Wakefield Park Raceway | New South Wales | 20–22 February | Bryce Washington | Van Diemen RF04 |
| 2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 2–4 April | James Small | Van Diemen RF04 |
| 3 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 11–13 June | Dean Fiore | Van Diemen RF04 |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 2–4 July | Steve Owen | Spectrum 010 |
| 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 23–25 July | Jason Liefting | Spectrum 09B |
| 6 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 13–15 August | Tim Macrow | Spectrum 010 |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 20–22 August | Steve Owen | Spectrum 010 |
| 8 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 10–12 September | David Reynolds | Van Diemen RF04 |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers at each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.
Standings
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Reynolds | 6 | Van Diemen RF04 | Sonic Motorsport | 24 | 22 | 38 | 44 | 10 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 287 |
| 2 | Tim Macrow | 25 | Spectrum 010 | Bosch Batteries | 32 | 28 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 285 |
| 3 | Steve Owen | 26 | Spectrum 010 | Bosch Batteries | - | 22 | - | 61 | 40 | 30 | 54 | 40 | 247 |
| 4 | Brett Francis | 2 | Van Diemen RF03 | VIP Petfoods / BF Racing | 40 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 230 |
| 5 | James Small | 5 | Van Diemen RF04 | Sonic Motorsport | 23 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 170 |
| 6 | Dean Fiore | 18 | Van Diemen RF04 | Landscape Developments / Fleetcare | 10 | 14 | 60 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 18 | - | 167 |
| 7 | Bryce Washington | 3 | Van Diemen RF04 | ADRAD / Sonic Motorsport | 45 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 20 | - | 128 |
| 8 | Jason Liefting | 77 | Spectrum 09 Spectrum 09B |
Project Sports | 14 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 46 | - | 15 | 6 | 122 |
| 9 | Michael Trimble | 5 | Van Diemen RF04 | Sonic Motorsport | 10 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 23 | - | 7 | 24 | 108 |
| 10 | David Sieders | 23 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Sime Tyres | 16 | 2 | - | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 89 |
| 11 | Andrew Thompson | 62 | Spectrum 010 | Latitude Development Group | 14 | 24 | - | 3 | 8 | 6 | - | 18 | 73 |
| 12 | Anthony Preston | 8 | Van Diemen RF01 | Pettaras Press Racing | - | 18 | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | 56 |
| 13 | Shane Price | 39 | Spectrum 09 | Arrow Karts | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | 18 | 10 | 46 |
| 14 | Shannon O'Brien | 79 | Van Diemen RF03 | Shannon O'Brien | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | 14 | - | 9 | 2 | 38 |
| 15 | Clayton Pyne | 10 | Van Diemen RF01 | Maxim Constructions | - | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | - | 6 | 36 |
| 16 | Mark McNally | 74 | Spectrum 010 | Nomad Racing | 17 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 25 |
| 17 | Joel Spychala | 11 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Mid Coast Ford | - | 9 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 21 |
| 18 | Glenn Welch | 17 | Mygale SJ98 | S&D Welch Removals | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| Mark Douglas | 16 | Van Diemen RF01 | HSE Mining / North City Holden | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
| 20 | Todd Fiore | 40 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 21 | James Davison | 44 | Van Diemen RF95 | Alex Davison | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 22 | Cade Southall | 28 | Van Diemen RF01 | Collex / Davies Craig | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 |
| 23 | Nathan Caratti | 32 | Van Diemen RF04 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Aaron Caratti | 22 | Stealth Van Diemen RF92 | Aaron Caratti | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | |
| 25 | Ian Moncrieff | 45 | Van Diemen RF01 | Brisbane Bullets / VIP Petfoods | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 26 | Dominic Kennedy | 27 | Van Diemen RF01 | Minda Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 27 | Paul Fiore | 30 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Landscape Developments / Fleetcare | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Daniel Pappas | 9 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | QLD Group | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 29 | Tim Slade | 24 | Van Diemen RF01 | Ben Fitzgerald | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| William Hall | 55 | Spectrum 06 | Net Velocity | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Tristan Hughes | 37 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | Tony Lemessurier | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Brett Hobson | 50 | Spectrum 09c | CAMS Driver Development Program | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Robert Storey | 16 | Van Diemen RF92 | Fuchs Lubricants / Transtar Express | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Troy Woolston | 9 | Mygale SJ01 | James Small Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
All competing cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as defined by CAMS. These regulations specified the mandatory use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.
References
- ^ "2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-06-23. Retrieved 2005-06-23.
- Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
- ^ "2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship - Final Pointscore, www.formulaford.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2004-10-13. Retrieved 2004-10-13.
- ^ Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 2004 Retrieved 3 April 2019
- Formula Ford, 2004 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-34